Filling-machine.



No. 874,639. PATENTED DEC. 24, 1907.

- B. E. TAYLOR.

FILLING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 7, 1907.

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No. 874,639. PATBNTED DEC. 24, 1907. B. E. TAYLOR. BILLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. '7, 1907.

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\ To all whom it may concern:

., ED ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

NEW YORK.

FILLING-MACHINE:

Be it known that I, BURT E. TAYLOR, a

' citizen of the United States, and a resident of Wauseon, in the county of Fulton and State of Ohio, have-invented a certain new and useful Filling-Machine; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference eing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this s ecification.

My invention relates to fil ingm'achines,

and has reference more particularly to machines of this class employed for the packag ing of liquids, but the novel features thereof appropriate for use in other connection are not restricted to such use.

In the use of machines of this class considerable difliculty has been experienced in the provision of means for positively feeding the cans to the machine in a uniform and easy manner, so that the several can-receiving parts of the machine successivel receive a can in proper verticalpositionto e filled.

One of the objects of my inventionis to obviate the diificulties incident to the feed mechanisms heretofore employed, by the provision of simple and efficient means for quietly and successively delivering the cans to the machine in proper vertical osition to be filled, as hereinafter fully descr1 ed.

A further object of my invention is the provision in a machine of this class of can-carrying pockets, which have parts thereof adjustable to enable them to be easily and readily changed to suit difierent sizes of cans to be fed thereto without necessitating the entire removal of the pockets and substitution of others of the proper size therefor.

Further objects, as well as the operation, construction and arrangement of the parts of .the inventionwill be apparent by reference to the following specification and the accompanying drawings illustrating the same, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine embodying the features of my invention, with the feed mechanism removed and only a portion of the filling Cparts shown. F ig'. 2 is a plan view of the fee mechanism and an associated portion of the can-carrying table. Fig. 3 is a vertical elevation of the feed mechanism with the supporting table and r0- .Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March '7. 1907- Serial No. 861.185.

Patented Dec. 24, 1907,

tary can-carrying table in section a on the dotted line a: a: in Fig. 2. Figs. 4 and 5 are plan and sectional views of one of the adjustable can-carr ing pockets, and Fig. -6 is an enlarged vertical section of a portion of the li uid tank of the machine and an associated filing nozzle, with the operative'parts of the latter shown in extreme open position and a can partially lowered from contact with such nozz e.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the rotary can-carrying table of a filling-machine embodying the features'of my invention; 2 the superimposed liquid tank, which is fixed to a vertical shaft 3 with the table 1, said shaft having its lower end rotatably mounted in a standard 4; 5 the filling valves or nozzles carried by the tank; and 6 the platform, which is located in contiguous position to one side of the rotary table 1 and carries the canfeeding mechanism. I

The rotary table 1 has circularly arranged adjacent its outer edge a plurality of equidistant oan-carrying pockets 7, corresponding in number to the number of filling-nozzles 5.0f the tank and-each falli g directly under one of said nozzles. These pockets are fixed to the upper ends of short'shafts or stems 8, which are mounted for vertical movement withinsl eves 9 secured to the under side of the tab e 1 and carr idler-rolls 10 at their lower ends. The rol s- 10 travel a on a'stationary track 11 beneath the table,

said track having its surface fashioned to impartthe requisite vertical movements to the pockets and cans 12 carried thereby, as is hereinafter more full described. The vertical walls of each poo et are composed of the two oppositely positioned bars 13, which are pivoted adjacent the outer corners of the plates forming the bases of the pockets, as at 14, and have their inner ends converging and each secured to its base in proper position to suit the size of cans being filled, due to a screw 15 or other suitable means engaging one of a series of a ertures 16 in the base. With this constructlon of pocket it is apparent that a widened mouth is provided .and that the rear or inner ortion thereof may be contracted or widened as the size of can be ing used may require, it being understood, of course, that the adjustment must be such BURT E. TAYLOR, or WAUSEON, :OHIO, hSSIGNOR "ro c. 1). CHEWNING, or RANDOLPH,

that each can when in position, or at the real of the pocket, will be centered under the as-- vented from having a turnin movement relative to the table 1 by stu s 17, which are carried by the pockets and loosely projected through a ertures 18 in the table.

The fee mechanism of my machine comprises a feed-wheel 19, winch is mounted above the platform 6 on a short vertical shaft 20 projecting through a suitable bearing thereln. This wheel 1s provided with a pluralit of peripheral can-engaging pockets or note es 21, which are intended to sweep over the platform and the contiguousedge of the table 1 when the shaft 20 is rotated. The

'. cessive pockets 7 of the table.

The cans 12 are fed to the feed-wheel from an elevated plane, preferably the floor above, through a vertically disposed trough or magazine 23, which has its lower end terminating in contiguous position to the feed-wheel and curved, as shown, to present an inclined surface thereto. The cans are fed to the upper end of the trough in reclining or horizontal position and malntain this pos1ti0n until the the forms of vertical feeds in which the cans reach the curved portion of the trough, whic is so formed as to deliver the cans to the feedwheel in vertical or upright osition, as shown. This feature of my fee is quite an important one as it enables the cans to be fed to the feed-wheel by gravity and at the same time eliminates the noise and jar incident to are passed through the feed magazine in vertical position and dropped in such position upon the machine. The cans are delivered to the pockets of the feed-wheel in substantially a plane with its axis and a curved plate 24 is shown as extending from the lower end of the trough in the arc of movement of the pockets or notches 21 of the feed-wheel and upon which the cans are actuated to slide by said feed-wheel prior to movin upon the surface of the platform 6, which atter is in the plane of the upper surfaces of the bases of the can-receiving pockets 7 of the rotary table.

A curved ide-rail 25 surrounds the delivery side of the feed-wheel, extending from the delivery end of the trough to over the edge of the table 1, and prevents the cans leaving the notches of the feed-wheel until in register with a pocket 7 of the table, as shown in Fig. 2. -As the cans enter the pockets 7 of the rotary table they are moved to the rear of the same in proper position to center with the associated filling-nozzle 5 by the action of a guide-arm 26 which is pivoted to the platform 6, as at 27, and projects over the edge of the table 1 and extends a desired distance in the direction of rotation thereof, as shown. The outer or free end of this arm is slidingly carried by a horizontally-disposed bolt 28, the outer end of which is pivoted to a plate 29, which is adjustably secured to the platform 6 by a hand-screw 30. A coiled compression spring 31 is carried by said bolt and coticts with the arm 26 to cause it to have yielding coiitact with the outer sides of the cans.

The shaft 3 carrying the table 1 and tank as the table 1 and tank 2 revolve the feedwheel 19 delivers an empty can 12 from the feed-trough 25, which is constantly filled during a running of the machine, to each can-carrying pocket 7 of the table as it passes such wheel, and while the idler roll 10 of the pocket is traveling on the lower plane 11 of the track 11, and that when a can has been centered in its pocket relative to the associatedfilling-nozzle 5 by the action of the sprin -pressed guide-arm 26, the roll 10 trave s up an incline 11 of the track 11 to.

effect an elevation of the pocket and its can in position for the latter to be filled.

wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a filling-machine, the combination with a rotary element having a circular series of can-carrying pockets, of mechanism for successively feeding cans to the pockets as the element revolves, and an ad ustable yieldingly mounted member for centering the cans when fed to the pockets.

2. In a filling-machine, the combination with a rotary element having a circular series of receptacle-carrying ockets, and the feed-mechanism therefor, of a receptacle centering member pivoted at one end adjacent the feed mechanism, and adjustable means for causing said member to have yielding contact with the receptacles as they 'are fed to the pockets.

3. In a filling-machine, a rece tacle carrying pocket having side b'ars orming the pocket walls pivoted at one end to the'base and each having its other end adjustably secured thereto, the adjustably secured ends being more contracted than the pivoted ends.

4. In a filling-machine, a can-carrying stem above the table, side-bars adjustably pocket comprising a base plate and spaced bars forming side walls, the forward ends of the bars being pivoted to the plate to provide a broadened receiving mouth and their rear ends being contracted and adj ustably secured to the plate.

5. In a filling-machine, a rotary table, a plurality of can-carrying pockets mounted for vertical movement relative to the table, each pocket comprising a stem projected through the table, a base plate carried by the secured to the plate, means for preventing a turning of the pocket relative to the table,

and means cooperating with the stem to;

effect a properly timed vertical movement of the pocket when the table revolves.

6. In a filling-machine, a receptacle-carrying pocket having side walls the outer ends of which are spaced to form a receiving mouth while their inner ends are relatively adjustable to enable the intervening space to be contracted or expanded.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BURT E. TAYLOR;-

Witnesses:

C. W. OWEN, HAZEL B. HIETT 

